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Wood product importers are warning that a ban on Russian imports would affect home-building and disrupt up to 60,000 housing starts.

Timber organization’s backing ‘one step’ toward ‘peace park’ in Borneo In December 2020, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) endorsed a proposal by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) for what’s come to be known as the Baram Peace Park, covering 2,835 square kilometers (1,095 square miles) on the island of Borneo. Proponents of the park say it will protect wildlife, forest-dependent livelihoods, and the last remaining primary forest in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. But they also acknowledge that the ITTO’s announcement is only a step toward the park’s desig...